Is Long Sutton, Lincolnshire a nice place to live?

Is Long Sutton a nice place to live or is Long Sutton a bit rough? For us there are a number of factors that make any town a nice place to live, like a low crime rate, low levels of deprivation, the good health of the residents, rent affordability and excellent wages. In this article we will see if Long Sutton meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Long Sutton?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Long Sutton. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. Naturally rural areas have less crime than urban areas, but for this part of our town assessment we've looked at the 10 wards nearest to the centre of Long Sutton. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#WardCrime Rank
1Long Sutton29059
2Holbeach Hurn29028
3Terrington28697
4Gedney28581
5Fleet28016
6Holbeach Town26876
7The Saints24521
8Sutton Bridge24094
9Roman Bank16819
10Waterlees Village14801
crime
PASSED

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Is Long Sutton a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Long Sutton, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. For this section of the town assessment, we've examined government health statistics from the 2021 Census General Health question and the Indices of Multiple Deprivation's health element.The table below shows what percentage of Long Sutton residents answered saying their health was either bad or very bad. To pass this section, the local authority has to have a percentage score less than or equal to 7%.

Local Authority%
East Cambridgeshire4.14
Peterborough5.11
South Holland (Long Sutton)5.68
King's Lynn and West Norfolk5.93

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Long Sutton. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average LSOA rank for 10 wards nearest to the centre of Long Sutton. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#WardHealth Rank
1Holbeach Hurn (Best)17992
2Holbeach Town17907
3Fleet15546
4The Saints15015
5Gedney13777
6Long Sutton11842
7Sutton Bridge10409
8Roman Bank8376
9Terrington8317
10Waterlees Village (Worst)4673
Health
FAILED
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Is Long Sutton rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Long Sutton. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space. To pass this section as the town assessment, 8 out of 10 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#WardDeprivation Rank
1Holbeach Town16093
2Long Sutton13915
3Fleet12356
4The Saints11733
5Sutton Bridge10543
6Terrington9721
7Holbeach Hurn9233
8Roman Bank9218
9Gedney8061
10Waterlees Village5379
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Long Sutton?

Every six months the Office for National statitics publishes a snapshot of rental costs. These market rental statistics are dated September 2023. We have used the median rental figure for this assessment as we believe this is a more realistic figure than the average (mean) that can be skewed by artificially low and high rents. To pass this section, Long Sutton rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Lincolnshire.

BedsSouth HollandLincolnshire
1£520£465
2£650£575
3£750£675
4£900£920
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Long Sutton per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Long Sutton, you'll want to know how much you can earn in a job in the town. Every year the government publishes statistics on gross weekly pay, these figures are for September 2023. To pass this section Long Sutton's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1East Cambridgeshire£704.40
2Peterborough UA£667.70
3King's Lynn and West Norfolk£650.60
4South Holland (Long Sutton)£635.90
Wages
FAILED



So, is Long Sutton a nice place to live?

Is Long Sutton a nice place to live?
NO*
* Probably.